How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
So great had been the expense of his tour, that, even had he won, it would not have enriched him. (35.2)
What exactly are we talking about when we think of the word "enriched"? Phileas Fogg has spent nearly every penny of the reward money on travel expenses. But we're thinking he's been "enriched" in plenty of non-financial ways, all thanks to chance.
Quote #5
Mr. Fogg's course, however, was fully decided upon; he knew what remained for him to do. (35.3)
What role does fate play in this book? Phileas is such a calculated and deliberate man, and yet here we're told his course is "fully decided upon." Who is doing the deciding, though? Is it Phileas or someone or something else?
Quote #6
"Yes, madam; but circumstances have been against me. Still, I beg to place the little I have left at your service." (35.19)
Phileas Fogg, master planner extraordinaire, still has to leave it up to fate in the end—and in this case, fate is a woman named Aouda. Shortly after Phileas says this to her, she asks him to marry her.